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■■ By Marianne Kelly
Howick Residents and
Ratepayers Association
(HRRA) is going into
bat a second time to have the
‘special character’ status of Howick
recognised in the Auckland Unitary
Plan (AUP).
President Gayleen Mackereth
says the notified AUP said, in the
case of the Howick special character
business overlay, particular attention
is to be given to the intimate scale of
buildings in Picton Street, the views
to and from Stockade Hill and from
the Ridge Road entry to Howick.
However, in a subsequent planning
document the special character
overlay for the Howick business area
was deleted.
In its latest submission to the
Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan
(PAUP) Independent Hearings Panel
(IHP), HRRA says it wants Howick, as
the oldest European settlement in
Auckland, aligned with all the other
‘historic character’ areas in the AUP.
“We reject re-zoning as a precinct,”
the submission says.
“We request that our evidence
be reviewed so that Howick can be
rezoned in its rightful place alongside
the other ‘special historic character’
areas of Auckland, as it has nothing
in common with those younger areas
deemed ‘precincts’.
“If not, then maybe rezoning
Howick Village to the original draft
AUP designation of ‘historic heritage
zone’ would be more appropriate
zoning for this unique area.”
HRRA requests that the notified
‘special character business overlay’
for Howick Village and the ‘Howick
East overlay’ for the Cockle Bay
old ‘Heritage’ zone and the ‘single
housing’ zoning of this area remain
as it stands in the notified PAUP and
that the ‘special character’ status for
Howick Village in the IHP interim
judgement be formalised and
entrenched.
In its interim guidance on special
character and pre-1944 controls in
the PAUP the IHP said Howick should
remain a special character area for
the purposes of the PAUP process.
The HRRA submission also asks that
Howick Village be rezoned as a ‘local
centre’ as the zoning to ‘town centre’
is inappropriate for the intimate scale
and size of Howick Village.
In a recent interview with the
Times Mayor Len Brown said the IHP
was giving some guidance and the
council was part of the negotiation as
any other submitter.
“On that basis we can still not say
anything until the process gets to
the point in May-June where we
find out what the panel [IHP] will be
recommending. We need to respect
the process, just tai ho and breathe.
“Everyone recognises the high level
of heritage in Howick. That’s as much
as I can say.
“In the end we will strike the right
balance, respecting the heritage of
the village.”
heritage
Village heritage
defended again
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The outdated colours and
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room.
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walls, they conceal small
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handle than a metal one.
If your dining room doesn’t
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fixtures, invest in some as soon
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If the fabric seats of your
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